English Explanatory Dictionary

Mach angle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The angle at which shock waves separate from an object travelling supersonically. The angle is related to the Mach number of the supersonic object.

Word forms

Mach angle Mach angles

Etymology

From Mach (“Ernst Mach”) + angle.

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